Thank you! It’s not always that we receive a note after a tour you’ve made. This note was left by a lovely couple from the United States. We’ve spent 2 days together touring Rio de Janeiro on a private tour. On the first day we’ve visited Petrópolis and on the second, a tour in Rio […]
Do you know this Sugarloaf? Sugarloaf, a place to go! It is the second most visit attraction not only in Rio de Janeiro, but in Brazil. People take the cable cars to go up to the Urca Mountain and then to the Sugarloaf itself. But they have no idea… The real Sugarloaf Yes, people have […]
A fantastic 2018 We would like to wish a great 2018 to all our friends and clients!
Christmas decoration in Petropolis I have just arrived from an other day trip from Rio de Janeiro to Petropolis. It was a great day and I had with me 2 ladies from the United States, mother and daughter. As usual, we left Rio about 9:00am to get in Petropolis by 10:30am. It is a nice […]
We had a very busy day in Rio yesterday with all the cruise ship in town. It was particulary busy up at the Corcovado Mountain. This is the place you go to visit the Christ in Rio. As you can see below, visiting Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro by van is not a good idea. […]
A great cup in Rio! Despite the fact that Brazil did not win the Soccer World Cup, the tournament was a huge success for the country. Specially in Rio de Janeiro where the city held the final match! We witnessed a considerable increase in the number of tourists, which was a big boost for the […]
The Great Hotel Gloria in Rio de Janeiro. The Gloria Hotel used to belong to the once Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista. His empire collapsed last year and since then most of his businesses have been sold or investments have been put on hold. The hotel was under a major refurbishment and the workers simply stopped […]
Rio has just received 6 cruise ships and many more are coming! 20.000 people disembarked at Praça Mauá in Rio de Janeiro today. It was a very well organized task where the tourists knew beforehand how much they would pay to go to the main destinations in Rio. 350 taxis and 120 buses where waiting […]
There was an agreement signed today saying that the hotels in Rio can not charge more their guests than the set price for the 2014 Carnaval. The government is acting strongly to avoid super expensive prices during the soccer world cup held in Rio in June 2014. Let’s hope that the hotels in Rio indeed […]
ANAC is the agency in charge of regulating the flights in Brazil. It has announced that there will be 1973 more flights during the 2014 soccer world cup. The idea is to keep the prices as low as possible. The Brazilian government is also paying special attention to the prices that the hotels are already […]